In active and former smokers with CT detected emphysema but without airway obstruction, the presence of an abnormal DLco is associated with a worse clinical presentation

Jessica Gonzalez Gutierrez (Mutilva Baja (Pamplona), Spain), Jessica Gonzalez Gutierrez, Marta Marin Oto, Arantza Campo, Javier Zulueta, Ana Belen Alcaide, Juan Bertó, Juan Pablo De Torres

Source: International Congress 2016 – Non-inflammatory COPD monitoring
Session: Non-inflammatory COPD monitoring
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3522
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Jessica Gonzalez Gutierrez (Mutilva Baja (Pamplona), Spain), Jessica Gonzalez Gutierrez, Marta Marin Oto, Arantza Campo, Javier Zulueta, Ana Belen Alcaide, Juan Bertó, Juan Pablo De Torres. In active and former smokers with CT detected emphysema but without airway obstruction, the presence of an abnormal DLco is associated with a worse clinical presentation. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3522

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